Iron And Wine Announce Eighth Album 'Hen's Teeth' With New Single In Your Ocean
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Kim Black
Iron and Wine, the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Sam Beam, have laid out plans for their eighth studio album.
'Hen's Teeth' is set to arrive through Sup Pop on February 27 and is described in a press release as "a sibling record, of sorts" to 2024's Grammy-nominated LP 'Light Verse'.
It was created across a number of recording sessions in Los Angeles over the past few years with studio owner and engineer Dave Way behind the control desk, whose credits include Fiona Apple, Jakob Dylan and Sheryl Crow.
It brings together familiar collaborators, including David Garza, Sebastian Steinberg, Tyler Chester, Griffin Goldsmith, Beth Goodfellow, Kyle Crane and Paul Cartwright, alongside new contributions from Grammy-winning Americana trio I'm With Her, who provide harmonies on the previously unveiled track Robin's Egg, and Wait Up.
Arden, one of Beam's daughters, makes her recording debut with backing vocals on Roses, Singing Saw, Defiance, Ohio, and Grace Notes.
The record's title comes from something unexpected, like the creation of the album itself, which came about from time spent with these musicians in a creative space. Sam said:
"To me it suggests the impossible. Hen’s teeth do not exist. And that’s what this record felt like: a gift that shouldn’t be there but it is. An impossible thing but it’s real.”
Alongside details of the record, Iron and Wine have shared the folky new track In Your Ocean, which pairs softly picked acoustic guitars with Beam's warm and gentle vocal delivery. It comes with a Spencer Kelly-directed video you can check out below.
Iron & Wine will support the LP with Australian and New Zealand tour dates beginning in late February, followed by North American shows in the spring, with performances in the UK still to be announced. Tickets are on sale now.
Last year, Iron and Wine teamed up with Band Of Horses' Ben Bridwell for a covers EP, 'Making Good Time'.
'Hen's Teeth' tracklist:
1. Roses
2. Paper and Stone
3. Robin’s Egg (featuring I’m With Her)
4. Singing Saw
5. In Your Ocean
6. Defiance, Ohio
7. Wait Up (featuring I’m With Her)
8. Grace Notes
9. Dates and Dead People
10. Half Measures
Iron and Wine Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat February 28 2026 - NORTHBRIDGE Rechabite
Mon March 02 2026 - WOOLLOONGABBA Princess Theatre Brisbane
Wed March 04 2026 - SYDNEY City Recital Hall
Tue March 10 2026 - MELBOURNE Northcote Theatre
Thu March 12 2026 - HOBART Odeon Theatre
Sat March 14 2026 - AUCKLAND Powerstation
Sun March 15 2026 - TE ARO Meow
Mon April 27 2026 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Pageant (USA)
Tue April 28 2026 - COLUMBIA Missouri - Blue Note - Complex (USA)
Wed April 29 2026 - LA VISTA Nebraska - Mainstage at The Astro - Complex (USA)
Fri May 01 2026 - SAINT PAUL Minnesota - Fitzgerald Theater at First Avenue - Complex (USA)
Sat May 02 2026 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Milwaukee Turner Hall Ballroom (USA)
Sun May 03 2026 - IOWA CITY Iowa - Englert Theatre (USA)
Tue May 05 2026 - CHICAGO Illinois - Thalia Hall (USA)
Wed May 06 2026 - CHICAGO Illinois - Thalia Hall (USA)
Fri May 08 2026 - ANN ARBOR Michigan - Michigan Theater (USA)
Sat May 09 2026 - NIAGARA FALLS Ontario - Avalon Theatre At Fallsview Casino Resort - Complex (Canada)
Sun May 10 2026 - ALBANY New York - Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre at The Egg Performing Arts Center - Complex (USA)
Mon May 11 2026 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Union Transfer (USA)
Wed May 13 2026 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Steel (USA)
Thu May 14 2026 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - 930 Club at The Atlantis Complex (USA)
Fri May 15 2026 - NORFOLK Virginia - Norva (USA)
Sat May 16 2026 - SAXAPAHAW North Carolina - Haw River Ballroom (USA)
Sun May 17 2026 - CARRBORO North Carolina - Cats Cradle (USA)
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